Marcus Bleecker is a writer, filmmaker, musician and dad. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine. His films have screened at The Cannes Film Festival and Beverly Hills Film Festival. He is twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his cinematography. He is a member of the John Popper Project featuring DJ Logic, their self titled album was released by Relix Records.

The Gnome is part of a recently completed collection of short stories called DUMBO about living Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.